A Previous Olympic gold medalist from 22 a long time ago has focused a breathtaking comeback after shedding 150 lbs ..
Rulon Gardner, 51, has his eyes on returning to the Olympics just after he struck gold at Sydney 2000.
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The previous Olympic winner claimed he missing 150 pounds, with his supreme target getting making it back to the Olympics.
Talking to TMZ, he said: “I however wanna give far more back to the activity, the activity that I love, and that is wrestling.
“When you have a objective like wrestling it will make you get into form, so I have dropped a considerable amount of money of pounds, having wholesome all over again, obtaining back again after it, and now it really is finding on the mat.
“Each individual day it hurts like heck but it truly is so pleasurable to be ready to get out there and toss with these youthful children.
“It really is outrageous ’cause I’m wrestling young children 50 percent my age.”
Gardner gained gold in Greco-Roman wrestling in Australia 22 years back.
He pulled off an upset in beating “The Russian Bear” Aleksandr Karelin – who won a few straight gold medals ahead of that.
Rulon claimed he has dropped 150 lbs to get into shape for an Olympics comeback.
He added: “Our intention is to go out there and clearly show we can however compete with the leading-stage wrestlers of the earth.
“I know I can contend with the guys in the US, the concern is do I have what it usually takes in my 50s to get back to the Olympic game titles?
“Very last yr, I started out throwing persons and I am like oh my gosh, I was throwing fellas and my overall body is declaring, ‘what are you doing?’
“It however suggests that, but it truly is like acquiring back again on the bicycle and it feels normal once again.”
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